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| CLEP is a national program of credit by examination that allows you to obtain recognition for college-level achievement. CLEP examinations cover material taught in courses that most students take as requirements in the first two years of college. Many examinations are designed to correspond to one-semester courses; some, however, correspond to full-year or two courses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FEES The fee for each (subject or general) CLEP test is $70.00 ($72.00 effective July 1, 2009) and must be paid on the day of the test by credit card (preferred), cashier`s check, or money order made payable to CLEP. The University Testing Service fee is $20.00 per test (UH student) and $25.00 per test (non UH student) and must be paid at the time of registration by check or money order made payable to the University of Houston, or by credit card when register online. Non-University of Houston Students will have to pay both the test and service fee. Currently enrolled University of Houston students will be billed for the service fee ($20.00), but must pay the test fee ($72.00). The table below will help determine the separate fees:
ESSAY EXAM: If you are taking an exam with an optional essay, there is an additional $15.00 fee payable to the University of Houston on the day of the exam.
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| REGISTRATION INFORMATION Computer-based CLEP is offered Monday through Saturday several times a day as the University of Houston schedule permits. You can register online here at least 48 prior to test time and date, and bring the completed application and registration ticket on the day of the exam. Anyone needing to transfer must reregister. Walk-in is available if we have space with the additional $10.00 fee. The University of Houston test center code is 6870. You may contact your score recipient school for its code. Our address is: University Testing Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TESTS CLEP exams are administered on computer. Each test is 90 minutes long and, except for English Composition with Essay, is made up primarily of multiple-choice questions; however, some exams do have questions that require test takers to type in an answer. Additional time is provided for pretest questions and tutorials. For the English Composition with Essay, test taker is required to type a 45-minute essay in addition to completing a 45-minute multiple-choice section, and is also required to pay an additional $15.00 fee payable to the University of Houston. Score reports are available immediately - they are printed directly at the end of each testing session. If you have taken English Composition with Essay, you will receive one combined score after the essay has been scored, usually one to three weeks after your test date. To request additional transcripts (a report of your CLEP scores sent to one or more recipients), please call the CLEP Transcript Request Service at 800.257.9558. There is a $20.00 fee for each transcript you request. Please include your name (at testing time), date of birth, social security number, exam title, test date, location you tested, and where you want the transcript to be sent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retesting: The CLEP program has a longstanding policy that exams may not be retaken within a six-month period. If a candidate retakes the examination during this period, the administration is considered invalid, the score is cancelled, and exam fees are forfeited. This waiting period provides students with the opportunity to spend additional time preparing for the exam or the option of taking a classroom course. CLEP may waive this policy for exams retaken after a three-month period upon special written request from an institution. An academic dean, dean of students or registrar must submit the letter; requests from academic advisers, faculty members or test center administrators will not be accepted. The letter must be on the institution’s letterhead and should include the candidate’s name and Social Security number, date of birth, the examination title, and the date the examination was taken. If the letter is initially submitted by fax, institutions must follow up with the original letter sent via mail immediately. The candidate must also submit a retesting appeal (reason for requesting a retest) in writing which should be forwarded along with the institution’s letter. Military service members whose exams are funded by the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) may not repeat an examination of the same title within a 180-day period under any circumstance. For more information on CLEP or to send retesting appeals, please contact CLEP Services: CLEP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 34 CLEP examinations are:
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The dates listed below are for ESSAY READING ONLY!
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| ON THE DAY OF TEST Please bring your admission ticket, a valid driver`s license or ID card issued by the Department of Public Safety, a black pen if you are taking the essay test, and a completed CLEP REGISTRATION FORM. An additional $15.00 fee payable to the University of Houston is required when you are taking the optional essay. Student ID is not acceptable. The Admission Ticket will have time, date, and location of your test. Please bring the complete mailing address of your score recipient on the day of the test. The University of Houston test center code is 6870. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
STUDY GUIDE The Official Study Guide, including the CLEP Sampler CD-ROM, can be ordered for $22.00 at www.collegeboard.com/clep, or by calling 1-800-323-7155. Ask for Department CLS0302A. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CLEP Testing for Veterans As a result of the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004, veterans can now receive reimbursement for CLEP fees from the Veterans Administration (VA). To take advantage of this benefit, veterans must pay for their CLEP examination and administration fee at the time of testing. They may seek reimbursement for all fees from the VA after they have taken the exam. Do you know who is eligible for CLEP exams funded by the Department of Defense? Click here to review the easy-to-read DANTES eligibility chart, which includes required ID for each examinee. For more information about CLEP testing for veterans, please visit www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/veterans.html. If you have any questions, please contact CLEP at 1-800-257-9558 or clep@info.collegeboard.org. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CLEP fee is NON-REFUNDABLE |
You may sign up online @ https://testing.las.uh.edu/
